Posts tagged “taro”

” Whether you think you can, or you think that you cannot, you are right”.

Another photo from the market in Apia, Samoa for the picture today, but this time from the taro section. Taro is a starchy root vegetable, popular in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands. It is one of the few crops which can be grown in flooded conditions, and thrives in damp or wet soils. Interestingly, it is inedible when raw and has to be cooked or soaked in water overnight before being eaten. The leaves are also used in cooking, as well as the main part of the plant. Fantastic even light for this photo, and an easy shot for the camera.